A definitive analysis of the First Afghan War, using contemporary Afghan accounts for the first time.
Dalrymple retells the story of Britain\'s greatest imperial disaster, an important.
Yet after two years of occupation, the country exploded into violent rebellion, forcing the British army into humiliating retreat.
In the spring of 1839, the British invaded Afghanistan; nearly 20,000 troops poured through the mountain passes, facing little resistance and re-establishing the throne of Shah ul-Mulk.
A definitive analysis of the First Afghan War, using contemporary Afghan accounts for the first time